FDA Accepts Supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab) in Recurrent or Metastatic Head and Neck Cancer, and Grants Priority Review
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KENILWORTH, N.J.
KENILWORTH, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (NYSE: MRK), known as MSD outside the United States and Canada,
today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has
accepted for review the supplemental Biologics License Application
(sBLA) for KEYTRUDA® (pembrolizumab), the company’s anti-PD-1
therapy, for the treatment of patients with recurrent or metastatic head
and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) with disease progression on or
after platinum-containing chemotherapy.
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